Spotting after sex?

Recently, I have noticed very light red/pink spotting a day or two after sex. It has happened 3 times in the last few months. After the first time, I put it to the back of my mind but am worried now as it's happened twice since.

Postcoital bleeding (bleeding after sex) is often nothing but can indicate cervical pathology or undiagnosed infection. You must make sure your cervical smear is up to date and if it's not, please book with your practice nurse ASAP. It would be prudent to have swabs taken for STI's, just in case. Often the surgery will let you do your own swab and drop it in.

This does not warrant panicking and ringing for an emergency appointment, but I would want to be seen and examined internally within 2 weeks.

As previous poster has mentioned, hormonal contraception can cause bleeding, but best to exclude sinister causes before considering this.